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dis⋅tem⋅per

1  [dis-tem-per]
–noun
1. Veterinary Pathology.
a. Also called canine distemper. an infectious disease chiefly of young dogs, caused by an unidentified virus and characterized by lethargy, fever, catarrh, photophobia, and vomiting.
b. Also called colt distemper, equine distemper, strangles. an infectious disease of horses, caused by the bacillus Streptococcus equi and characterized by catarrh of the upper air passages and the formation of pus in the submaxillary and other lymphatic glands.
c. Also called cat distemper, feline agranulocytosis, feline distemper, feline infectious enteritis, feline panleukopenia. a usually fatal viral disease of cats, characterized by fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration.
2. a deranged condition of mind or body; a disorder or disease: a feverish distemper.
3. disorder or disturbance, esp. of a political nature.
–verb (used with object)
4. Obsolete. to derange physically or mentally.
Origin:
1300–50; ME distemp(e)ren, destempren (v.) (< MF destemprer) < ML distemperāre, equiv. to L dis- dis- 1 + temperāre to temper

Related forms:
dis⋅tem⋅pered⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅tem⋅pered⋅ness, noun
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distemper 
c.1386 (v.), c.1555 (n.), from L. distemperare "vex, make ill," lit. "upset the proper balance of bodily humors," from dis- "un-, not" + temperare "mingle in the proper proportion."
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Main Entry: dis·tem·per
Pronunciation: dis-'tem-p&r
Function: noun
: a disordered or abnormal bodily state especially of quadruped mammals:as a : a highly contagious virus disease especially of dogs that is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms and that is caused by amorbillivirus called also canine distemper b : STRANGLES c : PANLEUKOPENIA d : a severe frequently fatal infectious nasopharyngeal inflammation of rabbits
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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distemper dis·tem·per (dĭs-těm'pər)
n.

  1. An infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a catarrhal discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, partial paralysis, and sometimes death.

  2. A similar viral disease of cats characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea leading to dehydration, and sometimes death.

  3. Any of various similar mammalian diseases.

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